Improvement in corn-planters



matted swi patent attire.

J OHN G. FETZER, OF BRUNSWIGK, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO H IMSELF AN i A. H.FETZER, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 103,315, dated May 24, 1870.

IMPRQVEIWEN'I Ihl' CORN-PLANTERS.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it know'u that I, JOHN G. Fauna, of Brunswick, in the county ofGhariton and State of Missouri, have invented. a new and usefulImprovement in Corn-Planter; and I dohereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanyi ng drawings forming part of' this specificatiou, inwhich. I

The figure is a vertical longitudimil section of ny improvedcorn-planter.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved corn-planter,which shall be simple in construction and effective in operation, andwhich shall, at the same time, be so constructed and arranged as toenable the corn to be planted accurately, withoutits being necessary tomark out the ground; .and I It consists in the construction andcombination of various parts of the machine, as hereinafter more full y'described. I

A is the framecof the planter, to the rear part of which the handles Bare securely attached, and which is supported by and rides upon the axleof the'drirewheel 0.

D is the hopper, which is divided into two compartlncnts by thepartition (1', the rear and larger compartment being designed to receivethe seed, and the front and smaller compartment having a hole formedthrough its bottom, through which the seed drops to the ground as it isbrought ontof the rear-compartment by the dropping-slide E. v

The dropping-slide E, which works upon the bottom of the hopper D, has ahole formed in -it, of such a ,size as to contain enough seed to form ahill, which hole is so placed that, as the slide moves forward, it

may'come over the hole in-the bottom of the forward compartment of thehopper, and drop the seed through said hole to the ground.

, The rear end of the slide E projects in the rear of the hopper D, andthe saidslide is drawn back, after dropping the seed into its formerposition, by a spring, 1*, the lower end of which is connected with therear end of the said slide, and the upper end of which is attached tothe rear side of the hopper D.

The slide E is forced forward, to drop the seed, by the incinedprojections or cams G, formed upon or attached to the rim of thedrive-whecl'G. One, two, or more of the cams G are formed upon orattached to the rim ofthe wheel 0, according to the size of the wheel,and the required distance apart of the hills.

The furrow to receive the seed is opened bythe plow H, attached to thelower end of the standard I, the upper end of which is securely attachedto the forward part of the frame A.

The seed is covered by the plows J, attached to the lower ends of thestandards K, the upper ends off which are attached to the frame A.

The planter may be constructed to plant one, two, or three rows at atime, as may be desired, as many sets of the wheels, hoppers, 8%., beingused as it is desired to have theunachine plant rows, each wheel beingprovided with its own hopper and set of plows.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new ar d desire to secure by Letters Patent-- The combinationof the inclined projections or cams G, dropping-slide E, and spring Fwith the wheel O, hopper D (1 furrowing-plow H I, covering-plows J K,and frame A, substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

JOHN G. FETZER.

- \Vitnesses:

\V. D. MAuznY, I. A. KEYTE.

